What’s Going On
From limited edition tours (such as Queer Heroes for Amsterdam Pride) to special events and news about Badass Tours, here’s your place to catch exciting updates from us.
DURATION: 3-minute read
What’s Going On
From limited edition tours (such as Queer Heroes for Amsterdam Pride) to special events and news about Badass Tours, here’s your place to catch exciting updates from us.
DURATION: 3-minute read
Special Amsterdam Pride Tour (July 25 – August 1)
In the week leading up to the 2025 Pride Parade, we’re spending every evening reveling in the stories of our communities’ heroes while walking through the beautiful canal belt.
DURATION: 1.5 hours (7:30 – 9pm)
Special Amsterdam Pride Tour
(July 25 – August 1)
In the week leading up to the 2025 Pride Parade, we’re spending every evening reveling in the stories of our communities’ heroes while walking through the beautiful canal belt.
DURATION: 1.5 hours (7:30 – 9pm)
Special Amsterdam Light Festival Guided Walk
(December 10 – January 17)
Celebrate Amsterdam Light Festival with a 90-minute guided walk, highlighting some of the installations and stopping for stories of courageous Amsterdammers.
DURATION: 1.5 hours (7:30 – 9pm)
Special Amsterdam Festival Guided Walk (December 10 – January 17)
Celebrate Amsterdam Light Festival with a 90-minute guided walk, highlighting some of the installations and stopping for stories of courageous Amsterdammers.
DURATION: 1.5 hours (7:30 – 9pm)
Small-Group Walking Tour
This historical tour through the busy Jewish quarter and residential Plantage neighborhood offers a selection of stories from BIPOC, LGBTQ+, Jewish and women’s history. It’s the perfect way to get an alternative view of Amsterdam.
DURATION: 2 hours
Small-Group Walking Tour
The world’s first gay marriage was officiated by the mayor of Amsterdam at its City Hall. But did you know that the city’s LGBTQ+ history stretches centuries? Meet historical Amsterdammers across the gender spectrum and sexual orientations.
DURATION: 2 hours
Private Museum Tour
See the highlights and hidden icons of Amsterdam’s world-renowned Rijksmuseum in a private guided tour that explores who creates art and what stories it’s used to tell. And don’t worry about museum tickets. You’re covered.
DURATION: 2 – 2.5 hours
Small-Group Walking Tour
The women who shaped Amsterdam are more complex than traditional tours would have you believe. Go to Amsterdam’s historic sites to hear stories of women who fought, wrote, calculated and led through the city’s chaotic and complicated past.
DURATION: 2 hours
Small-Group Walking Tour
In 1593, Jewish Amsterdammers began building a community in the relative safety of the city that transformed both the Netherlands and the world. Learn about these creative, compassionate, and challenging mavericks and their impact.
DURATION: 2 hours
Private Walking Tour
Get a personalized tour that covers the interests you’re curious about and the neighborhoods you want to see. Choose pick-up/drop-off locations, any combination of our hidden history topics, and themes such as artists, politicians, and rebels.
DURATION: Up to 4 hours
Self-Guided Digital Tour
Use your phone to explore Amsterdam! This self-guided tour uses audio, text, images, and maps to introduce you to the women, BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and Jewish people who made Amsterdam what it is. With 60 unique stories, discover the city at your own pace.
LOCATIONS: 12
The cool thing to do in Amsterdam
BIPOC, Jewish, LGBTQ+, & women’s history
Led by experienced storytellers
Researched in specialized archives
Badass Tours does tours, events, and storytelling performances about people who’ve impacted Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and the wider world. Our goal is to entertain and inspire both visitors and locals alike!
On our tours, we tell short stories about historical figures at sites associated with them. Guests get a sense of the city’s history while seeing iconic Amsterdam spots through a new lens.
For events, such as Museum Night or city games, we do site-specific performances that engage viewers, sometimes despite a hectic background! Our performances are longer-form storytelling that interweave multiple historical stories, sometimes with modern personal ones.
We have a growing list of relationships with major institutions. Our reputation as a trusted partner precedes us.
A blog about (hidden) Amsterdam
The advice column you never knew you needed. History’s hidden women answer your most pressing questions.
